ADDINGTON YARDS.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20603, 2 May 1935, Page 17

ADDINGTON YARDS.

Store Wethers Advance in Price. An advance of about 2s a head in the price of wethers was a feature of the store sheep sale at Addington yesterday. Ewes were also firmer than was the case at the sale a fortnight earlier. The yarding was much smaller than at recent sales. In the mutton section wethers held to last week’s rates, but freezing ewes were cheaper by from 6d to 9d a head. The yarding of 806 head of beef was a record for the yards. Pat Cattle. The entry in the fat cattle section was one of the largest on record, though it would be something of an exaggeration to describe the whole of it as fat. There was a dominating percentage of medium to inferior cows—naturally in an entry of 806 head. At the double market a fortnight ago the entry was 615 head. There would possibly be about 300 head of yesterday’s entry which could be described as medium to good beef, and for this class there was a free demand, with prices showing little change from a fortnight ago. South Canterbury, Southland. Banks Peninsula, the West Coast, and fattening farms in the district were contributors to this quality. Averages of from £lO to £lO 17s fd for truck lots were reached on occasions, and there were a number of averages of £9 and more. For the rather big showing of unfinished steers there was a demand from graziers at a price, but there were quite a number of passings. The old cows and low-conditioned heifers were very hard to sell, and the worst of them made from 25s to 355. Considering the entry, however, which was double that of the ordinary penning, there was a good demand for finished beef, and the derelict stuff just went for what buyers were prepared to give. Amongst the good lines was a truck lot of eight from M’Farlane Bros (Winchester). which sold at an average of £lO 17« 6d. the ton price being £l2 12s 6d. Another truck lot from George Steele (Port Levy) averaged £lO 7s Cd. Other good lines included one of sixteen steers from R. Mould, which made from £9 17s 6d to f!2 2s 6d. A mixed line of fifty head from Molesworth station made satisfactory prices fo’- station cattle. The sale was remarkably well sustained for good average beef. Best beef made from 23s to 25s per 1001 b. a few pens of young cattle a shade over, medium to good 21s to 22s 6d. best cow 19s to 21s. heavy steer to 225, ordinary steer 16s to 18s. ordinary cow 14s to 16s, and rough down to 11s per 1001 b. Values were:— Extra prime heavy steers to £l2 12s 6d. Prime heavy steers £9 to £ll. Prime medium-weight steers £7 15s to £9 ss.

Ordinary steers £4 10s to £7. Light steers to £4. Extra prime heifers to £8 12s 6d. Prime heifers £5 to £6 15s. Ordinary heifers £3 10s to £4 10s. Light heifers to £3. Extra prime cows to £8 2s 6d. Prime cows £4 10s to £6 ss. Ordinary cows £2 15s to £4. Aged cows £l to £2 ss. Pat Sheep. The entry of fat sheep totalled 4500 head, compared with 3800 at the double market a fortnight ago. There was a noticeable improvement in quality. There was a sound sale throughout. Wethers maintained the good rates operating at the double market, as also did butchers’ ewes, but export sorts of ewes were easier by 6d to Is a head. The export schedule has been unaltered in the meantime. All the export firms were operating. The sale continued for some time after darkness set in. but values were well maintained. Top prices of the market was 35s lOd for a pen of very prime Corriedale wethers from Mrs A. M. Bruce (Lees Valley). Best ewe price was 27s lOd, for a pen of seven show ewes from J. H. Muirhead (Lagmhor). Values were:— Extra prime wethers, to 35s 10d. Prime heavy wethers, 26s 6d to 29s 6d. Prime medium-weight wethers, 24s 6d to 265. Ordinary wethers, 20s to 245. Light vrethers. 15s to 19s 6d. Extra prime ewes, to 27s lOd. Prime heavy ewes. 21 s to 245. Prime medium-weight ewes, 17s 6d to 20?’. Ordinary ewes. 13s 6d to 17s. Light ewes, 10s to 14s. Store Sheep. The offering of store sheep showed the usual sharp decline expected at about this stage of the season, the yarding being barely half that forward at the previous sale. Except for a few drafts of station wethers and an odd line of serviceable ewes, there was a very mediocre collection of sheep, with old ewes in unattractive condition predominating. The sale for all classes was an extraordinarily good one. Wethers wei e keenly wanted and over a brisk sale they advanced on an average by 2s a head. Some of the station sheep brought over 20s. Ewes? too, sold steadily and values were a little firmer than they were a fortnight ago. Some of the aged ewes were dear. Useful soundmouth half-breds made over 18s. Values were: Ordinary two-tooth half-bred ewes, 19s to 20s 3d. Inferior four and six-tooth ewes, 16s 9d to 18s 9d. Medium sound-mouth half-bred ewes. 17s 3d to 1S&- JOd. Ordinary s.m. half-bred ewes, 15s 3d to 16s 7d. Failing-mouth ewes, 11s 6d to 14s 6d. Aged and cull ewes, 7s 6d to 10s 6d. Good station half-bred wethers, 19s 3d to 20s 7d. Medium station half-bred wethers, 16s 3d to 18s- 3d. Good two-tooth half-bred wethers, 20s to 21s. Ordinary two-tooth half-bred wethers. 10s 6d to 15s. Vealers. The offering of vealers was very large and quality was fair to good. The entry, which was augmented in the afternoon by late arrivals, was too big for the demand. Good runners made from £3 to £4 lls and good vealers from 25s to 555. Dairy Cattle. -A better quality yarding came forward in this section, and the sale was brighter than usual, with values higher by 10s to 15s a head. Values were: Good second and third calvers, £6 5s to £7 10s. Medium second and third calvers, £4 10s to £5 10s. Aged and inferior second and third calvers. £1 10s to £4. Extra good heifers to £9 15s. Good heifers, £5 10s to £6 10s. Medium heifers. £4 to £5. Others, £2 to £3 10s. Store Cattle. medium one, comprised chiefly of odd lines. Because of the unusually heavy yarding of l'e.t cattle values were easier. A pen of three-year-old Hereford steers made £5 5s and for a line of black am? white heifers the price was £3. Fresh cows brought, to 355, others 10s to 20s, and potting bulls to £3. Tat Pigs. The yarding in this section was exceptionally heavy, both the pork and bacon markets being overloaded. The fact that there was no sale during the previous three weeks accounted for the offering of bacon. Values for all sorts were cheaper. Values were: Choppers, £2 to £4 18s 6d. Porkers, 2Ss to 33s 6d. Heavy porkers. S6s 6d to 42s 6d. Average price per lb, 5d to sid. Baconwn. 45s to 54s 6d. Heavy baeoners, 57s Gd to £3 2s 6d. Extra heavy to £3 4s 6d. Average price per lb, 4Jd to 3d. Store Pigs. The entry was exceptionally large and values for all •'classes- were distinctly easier. Over the concluding stages of the sale it was impossible to dispose of the offering except at a sacrifice. Values were: Weaners, 3s to 5s 6d. Best weaners to 9s. Blips, 6s to Bs. Small stores, 7s to Ss 6d. Medium stores, 9s to 14s. Large stores to 19s. Empty sows. 30s to 40s. bows with litters, 45s to 50s.

Messrs Ford and Hadfiold. Ltd., real estate agents. 131-133. Worcester street, report having sold on account of the New Zealand Government, bunga low property Situated Kensington Avenue, St Albans, to Mr Trew. 6

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